Victory day

Russian servicemen salute from tanks during the Victory Parade on Moscow's Red Square.

The event is held every year on May 9 to commemorate the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Victory Day celebrations are also observed in many other former Soviet states and in Israel as well.

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9 May 2013. MOSCOW, Russia. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Russian servicemen take part in the Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square.